Los Blancos got back on track with a strong second half against ALBA Berlin
Real Madrid regrouped before El Clásico
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Real Madrid had to work hard to defeat an injury-plagued ALBA Berlin 98-84 at WiZink Center. Its improved energy after the break led to a double-digit victory.
ALBA's always impressive ball circulation allowed the visitors to find a lot of open shots, especially in the opening 15 minutes. Tim Schneider buried a three-pointer that gave ALBA a double-digit lead, 26-37, early in the second quarter.
At halftime, ALBA had 15 assists and just 6 turnovers, having made 9 of 16 three-pointers (56.3% 3FG), which was on track to break the club record of 17 shots from downtown against both Valencia Basket and Khimki Moscow Region in the 2020-21 campaign.
Real was outrebounded 13-14 in the first half with fewer assists (14) and more turnovers (7) than its opponent. Thanks to its shooting accuracy (70.6% 2FG, 46.2% 3FG), Los Blancos was able to tie the game, 55-55, at halftime. Things were very different after the break, as Real raised its intensity to take full control of the game.
"Coach talked to us at halftime. He told us we had to play better defense, aggressive defense with hustle. And after that, we ran the floor," Real point guard Facu Campazzo said after the game. "When we play good defense, we are really good on offense. I think in the third quarter we did a great job of that."
ALBA was limited to 29 second-half points on just 3-of-11 three-point shooting (27.2% 3FG). It had just 7 assists and 11 turnovers after the break. On the other hand, Real had 12 assists and 10 turnovers. The hosts kept shooting the ball well to finish the game with 20-of-29 on two-pointers (69.0%) and 12-of-25 on three-pointers (48.0%).
Campazzo made the difference with an outstanding third quarter in which he had 6 points and 3 assists for a PIR of 13. In less than 20 minutes on the floor, Campazzo finished the game with a double-double of 12 points and 10 assists. It was his first double-double this season and the 14th in his career, all with points and assists. Only four players have had more point-assist double-doubles in EuroLeague history: Nick Calathes (39), Milos Teodosic (19), Alexey Shved (17) and Kostas Sloukas (16).
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Real finished the game with six scorers in double digits, led by Xavier Rathan-Mayes with a career-high 16 points.
"What you have seen in the start of the third is what we need to do coming out of the game. When we are able to be really good defensively, get stops, get out and run in transition, we have a bunch of ballhandlers that put a lot of pressure on opposing defenses, but it starts with stops," Rathan-Mayes said. "Coach came into the locker room, got into us a little bit, and it translated into a really good start to the third quarter. And that's what we need to continue."
There is more good news for Real, as Dzanan Musa returned to action with 13 points in 17 minutes. Real now takes a little break before its next EuroLeague game, against archrivals FC Barcelona on Thursday, November 28.